The National tribune., 1887-03-31
ON THE MOUNTAIN.
A story OF Lookout as Told by an sith Illinois
Comrade.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE; j have read
the communications of Comrade Lewis Blum
din aud others concerning the battle OF Look
out Mountain. COmrade Blundin seems 10 claim
all the credit Of the victory for the White
Star Division, OF Hookor's Corps. i remember
very distinctly that the Second and Third Bri-
gades Of the First Division of the Fourth Corps
and Gen. Osterhaus's Division Of Gen. sher-
mans army were there and were engaged in
the battle. The brigade that COmraae Blundin
has so often referred 10 as being near the creek
opposite the point of Lookout, repairing or
buildiGg a bridge, and, as the comrade says
making fcint in order TO draw the attention
of the rebels until the other troops could secure
a crossing farther mp, was the Third Brigade
OF the First Division OF the Fourth Corps, ahd
the regiment in line OF battle near the bridge
was the saith III. We were not making TENT,
but were
FIGHTING THE REBELS IN EARNEST.
We waded the strcam-fully four feet deep
under a heavy fire from the rebel ritie-plls
After crossing the creek the saith took more
prisoners than we had men engaged.
Gen. Mhitakcr's Brigade was the Second OF
the First Division, Fourth Corps, and with Gen.
Osterhaus's Division of the Fifteenth Corps
moved 60 the south and effected crossing oil
Lookout Creek farther up the valley. When
these troops were across the creek and had COM
menced the fight up the side of the mountain,
the Third Brigade, Fourth Corps, was ordered by
Gen. Hooker in person TO advance IN line OF
battle. which was DONE driving the rebels from
their works along the side of the mountain.
The left of the brigade when we struck the
mountain was near the river with the right
extending up the side of the mountain.
When night came on we Were IN line OF
battle directly north Of the western point OF
the mountain. But no troops had advanced or
did advance as fer east as
THE sUMMERTowN ROAD
on the day or the night of Nov "a. The Sum-
mertown road does not begin 10 ascend the
mountain until far east of where our line was
lying that night
The rebels did not, as Comrade Blundin says,
after being driven back, retreat around and 10
the top by the SummertUwu road. Those VINO
were on the top came down 10y the summer
town road and all together retreated across
Chattanooga Valley TO Missionary Ridge, they
having burned the bridge that crossed Chatta-
nooga Creek, which we had TO repair the next
day before We could reach Ros,yile.
The palisades do not end at Point Lookout,
but extend around TO the south OF summer
town where the Summertown road begins 10
descend the mountain. / have never before
heard il contradicted that il was Gen. Nhita-
kcr's Brigade that planted the colors on Point
Lookout ON Nov. %, 1863. Never before 4 saw
DlunAih : communication Olu huiHpoS iuab az
was the White Star Division that fought and
won the battle of Lookout Mountain. The
Second and Third BIigades of the First Divis-
iOn Fourth Corps, and Gen. Osterhauss Diyis-
ion, Were all engaged in the battle and did as
hard lighting aud are entitled 10 as much credit
AS THE WHITE STARS.
Comrade Blundin is mistaken in saying that
when they filed out of their camps on the
morning of Nov. 23 (it WAS Nov. pa 90 move
down the valley aud effect a crossing at the
creek, they passed brigade halted on Lookout
Creek opposite the nose Of the mountain, in
which was the ith Ky, repairing or building a
bridge. Neither the fth or sth Ky. was in that
brigade nor were they near that part of the
field. Whitaker's Brigade was temporarily at
tached TO Gen. GeaTy's Division, and fought far
up the side Of the mountain, while the Third
Brigade. the one at the bridge, was on the ex-
treme left of the army.-JoHN w. DIELEY, Co.
III, S4th ILL.,, Aledo, Ill.